HEALTHY ENTERTAINING COOKING CLASS REGISTRATION,
for adults, ongoing registration for class with Timothy Jones, executive chef at The OZ, on how to prepare a simple, health-conscious, three-course meal; recipes and cooking tips will be available. 2-5 p.m. Sept. 20, Doubletree Hotel Bethesda, The OZ Restaurant, 8120 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. $50; reservations required. 301-664-7300.
, Chris Haynes, a nurse from Suburban Hospital, leads a weekly Read the rest of this entry »
conceive her octuplets also treated a 49-year-old woman who is carrying quadruplets, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Dr. Michael Kamrava
to the unnamed woman, who is hospitalized at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, the Times reported today.
Like Suleman, the woman has been placed on bedrest because of discomfort and to protect the unborn children.
The woman, who is reportedly 20 weeks pregnant, has three other children but was hoping Read the rest of this entry »
The FDA’s position that bisphenol A (BPA) is safe is in question after a science advisory board to the administration on Friday endorsed a report that concluded the FDA’s August pronouncement of BPA’s safety was flawed, ASI reports.
The advisory board, made up of outside experts, concluded that the FDA was wrong to base its statement on studies paid for by stakeholders.
The FDA just recently defended its findings that BPA — Read the rest of this entry »
A faith-based fitness center is hoping to recruit hundreds
of people to join its 3,000-Pound Community Weight Loss
Challenge, a three-month weight-loss and health-improvement
effort that kicks off next week.
The challenge is being sponsored by the Living Well Fitness
Center, created almost two years ago by Mt. Zion Baptist
Church in Kalamazoo. The contest starts Monday and ends
April 3.
It will involve participants joining teams to try to see
which Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Stanford Discusses Increasing Medical Marijuana Acceptance in U.S. (VIDEO)
Bonnie King Salem-News.com
How do the increasing number of states legalizing marijuana for medical use affect the rest of the country?
(SALEM, Ore.) – Medical Marijuana is now legal in 13 U.S. states. This ironic number is a demonstration of the growing popularity of laws that legalize and regulate the medicinal use of cannabis for sick people.
Along with Dr. Read the rest of this entry »
Modified: Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2009
ALAMOSAIf you watch your weight, eat healthy, and stay physically fit, you can still suffer a heart attack, maybe two of them. That is why Conejos County native Dennis Lopez is hoping his story will encourage County residents to take advantage of the coming Conejos County Family Health Fair.
On Valentines Day, Feb. 14, the San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center is sponsoring Love Your Sweet Heart Read the rest of this entry »
The long-term ‘AAA’ rating is based on Fitch’s methodology which
considers the joint probability of the failure of both a rated obligor
and a bank LOC provider. The methodology results in a rating that is up
to two notches higher than the stronger of the two credits if the
following conditions are met: (1) both entities have a rating of ‘A’ or
higher; (2) the transaction is structured such that payments from Read the rest of this entry »
AUSTIN — The nation’s governors already have a plate full of challenges to deal with in these troubled economic times, but Gov. Rick Perry last week delivered one more: Get fit.
Backed by an array of state agency leaders, Perry announced the “Capitol Steps Challenge,” a two-week contest meant to combat obesity by urging governors and their cabinet-level staff (or the equivalent) to set an example for their states by exercising. Read the rest of this entry »
Viewpoint December 5, 2008
Want Real Stimulus? Try Universal Health Care
Health-care reform would put one of the most productive sectors in the U.S. to work to shore up the nation’s economy, says BW contributing editor Chris Farrell
The economy is in a tailspin. The latest salvo of grim tidings came courtesy of the Labor Dept.’s Dec. 5 employment report: U.S. employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November (BusinessWeek.com, 12/05/08), the largest Read the rest of this entry »
A Utah dad is getting national attention: again.
This time in People Magazine for a Web site he helped create that allows anyone to get involved in the fight against drugs.
There’s a new confidential drug tip form on the Department of Public Safety’s Web site.
And it’s because of a Utah dad who is fighting hard against drug dealers.
Lance Merrill spends his days laying concrete.
But, when he’s not on the job, he works even harder Read the rest of this entry »